Implementation and Preliminary Effectiveness Evaluation of the iPeer2Peer Support Mentorship Program for Adolescent and Transitioning Heart Function Patients
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Heart Failure
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
- Enrollment
- 55
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Acceptability (Mentees)
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 9 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The iPeer2Peer (iP2P) program is an online peer support mentorship program that provides modelling and reinforcement by trained young adult peer mentors to adolescent mentees with the same condition. A quasi-experimental single-arm pre-post study design will be employed across three sites. We will recruit 40 mentees (12-17 years of age) and 12-15 mentors (18-30 years of age) who will undergo training in mentoring and the use of eHealth technology. Mentor-mentee pairings will connect over 15 weeks through video calls and text messaging to provide peer support and encourage disease self-management skills. Data will be collected using standardized instruments and interviews across three time points.
Investigators
Samantha Anthony
Principal Investigator
The Hospital for Sick Children
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- •significant cognitive impairments as assessed by a qualified healthcare provider,
- •a diagnosis of an active psychological disorder (e.g., Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder) likely to influence assessment of health-related quality of life and/or interfere with their ability to manage their heart failure care regimen (a diagnosis of an active psychological disorder will be determined for mentees through medical chart review and self-reported by mentors), and
- •participating in other peer support or self-management interventions.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Acceptability (Mentees)
Time Frame: 15 weeks after baseline/immediately after the intervention
Whether the innovation is agreeable, palatable or satisfactory
Feasibility (Mentees)
Time Frame: Baseline to 12 weeks post-program completion
The extent to which an innovation can be used or carried out successfully in a given setting
Feasibility (Mentors)
Time Frame: Baseline to study completion, an average of 1 year
The extent to which an innovation can be used or carried out successfully in a given setting
Appropriateness (Mentees)
Time Frame: Baseline to 12 weeks post-program completion
The perceived fit, relevance or compatibility of the innovation for a practice setting; and/or its perceived fit to address an issue or problem
Level of engagement (Mentees)
Time Frame: 15 weeks after baseline/immediately after the intervention
Appropriateness (Mentors)
Time Frame: Baseline to study completion, an average of 1 year
The perceived fit, relevance or compatibility of the innovation for a practice setting; and/or its perceived fit to address an issue or problem
Level of engagement (Mentors)
Time Frame: Study completion, an average of 1 year
Acceptability (Mentors)
Time Frame: Study completion, an average of 1 year
Whether the innovation is agreeable, palatable or satisfactory
Adoption (Mentees)
Time Frame: Baseline to 12 weeks post-program completion
The intention, initial decision or action to try or use an innovation
Adoption (Mentors)
Time Frame: Baseline to study completion, an average of 1 year
The intention, initial decision or action to try or use an innovation
Secondary Outcomes
- Disease self-management skills (Mentees)(Baseline to 12 weeks post-program completion)
- Emotional distress (Mentees)(Baseline to 12 weeks post-program completion)
- Perceived social role satisfaction (Mentors)(Baseline to study completion, an average of 1 year)
- Self-efficacy (Mentors)(Baseline to study completion, an average of 1 year)
- Assessment of mentor quality (Mentees)(15 weeks after baseline/immediately after the intervention)
- Physical and emotional symptoms (Mentors)(Baseline to study completion, an average of 1 year)
- Adherence (Mentees)(Baseline to 12 weeks post-program completion)
- Perceived social support (Mentees)(Baseline to 12 weeks post-program completion)
- Resiliency (Mentees)(Baseline to 12 weeks post-program completion)
- Quality of life (Mentees)(Baseline to 12 weeks post-program completion)